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Ironware - Version 12 vs Version 13
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11Ironware is an Uncommon crafting material in Windrose that gates the Cookware Shelf attachment and several cooking/alchemy recipes. It is produced at a Level 3 Workbench.22Recipe55PropertyValueRecipe5 Foothills Iron IngotStationWorkbench (Level 3)RarityUncommonFlavor Text"Useful for cooking meals and crafting poisons."77Level 3 Workbench requires both the Sawhorse and Toolbox attachments placed inside the Bonfire radius. Without both attachments, the Ironware recipe does not appear in the crafting panel.88Where it is Used1010Cookware Shelf. The Cookware Shelf attachment at the Cooking Fire uses 2 Ironware plus 10 HardwoodAlchemy recipes. Several potion and poison recipes at the Alchemy Table require Ironware as an input for bottle and container productionAdvanced cooking recipes. Unlocked through the Cookware Shelf, these recipes sometimes layer Ironware into the food itself as a containing vessel1212Unlocking the Recipe1414Ironware cannot be crafted until you have mined Foothills Iron Ore with a Copper Pickaxe or better and smelted it into Foothills Iron Ingots at the Smelting Furnace. In practice, this means the Ironware recipe becomes relevant shortly after a player's first Foothills mining run.1616Complete Crafting Uses1818Ironware is an ingredient in the following recipes.2020Recipe OutputQuantityConstruction Buildings, Stations, and Decorations that require this item Stations Cookware Shelfx2Reagent Tablex12222See Also2323Foothills Iron Ingot, the primary inputCookware Shelf, main consumerWorkbench, crafting station (Level 3)Sawhorse. Workbench tier attachmentToolbox. Workbench tier attachment2525Progression Context2727Ironware sits in the middle of Windrose's early progression ladder. Unlocking it requires that the player has already reached the Foothills biome, located Foothills Iron Ore deposits inside the hill-region mines, and acquired a Copper Pickaxe or better to actually mine them. Iron Ore is then smelted at a Smelting Furnace into Foothills Iron Ingots, five of which go into each Ironware craft.2929The Ironware recipe appears at the bottom of the Level 3 Workbench menu, which is easy to miss on first inspection. If the recipe does not show up, the usual cause is a missing Sawhorse or Toolbox attachment, or the Workbench being placed outside the required Bonfire radius.3131Why Craft Ironware Early3333Beyond the Cookware Shelf dependency already listed above, Ironware also underwrites the broader mid-game crafting economy. It is the prerequisite input for the Alchemy Table build, which in turn unlocks potion and poison production. Several higher-tier cooking recipes use Ironware as a container ingredient, and progression toward Gunpowder production relies on having the Alchemy Table online, which relies on Ironware.3535In practice this means the first five Foothills Iron Ingots a player smelts should almost always go straight into Ironware rather than being diverted to ship repair parts or early weapon upgrades. Delaying Ironware delays several station upgrades simultaneously.3737Crafting the Inputs3939Each Ironware needs five Foothills Iron Ingots, so the real work is keeping the smelter fed. A Foothills Iron Ingot is produced at the Smelting Furnace from 3 Foothills Iron Ore and 1 Charcoal, taking roughly 30 seconds per ingot. Five ingots therefore cost 15 ore and 5 charcoal per Ironware, which is the figure to keep in mind when planning a mining run.4141StepInputsOutputStationSmelt ingot3 Foothills Iron Ore, 1 Charcoal1 Foothills Iron IngotSmelting FurnaceCraft Ironware5 Foothills Iron Ingot1 IronwareWorkbench (Level 3)4343Game Data4444Properties4646PropertyValueWeight2.04848Crafted By4949Crafted at: Workbench5151IngredientQuantityFoothills Iron Ingotx55353Discovery and Unlock5454Ironware unlocks through the Iron tools and crafting progression, reached once you mine Foothills Iron Ore in the Foothills biome. The same discovery branch opens iron tools, station upgrades, and larger ship cannons, so reaching it is a meaningful early milestone rather than a single-item gate.
